Show MUST PACK PACI UJ UTAH AU GOODS UNifORMLY I Merchants to Present Bill Bil to Legislature and Congress for Standardization MANY DISCREPANCIES IN WEIGHTS SHOWN L Instances Are Cited Where Home Made Products Do DoNot DoNot DoNot Not Run Full Ful Measure I H-H-I- We are arc for Utah Ulah turcs tures an and we vo believe belove that they they arc are a great benefit to the Ule cOli- cOli com coin Junit The growth of tho manufacturing industries is indispensable indispensable in- in in- in 0 dispensable in Utah But the 1 Utah manufacturers should give gin I. I at least east equal quaI quality and quantity quantity quan quan- for the same money that the outside manufacturer who has heavy freight rates to contend with docs Members of tho the Utah Ulah Butchers and Grocers' Grocers as as- i 1 o 1 At tho the re recent ent joint meeting o of our association n with wih the tho i i merchants it was I who introduced introduced intro- intro the idea that Utah manufactures manufactures man- man should bo be patronized I Ii i 1 and given gien an equal with wih goods imported to Utah when t 1 quality and wei weights are equal equal Sometimes mes this association is isi i blamed for acts of men who do donot doo 1 o not belong to it Dan Dan Dan S. S Collett Collett Col- Col 0 lett leU secretary Utah Manufacturers Manufacturers' ers ers' association I. While views of what happened at the recent joint meeting of the tho association of Utah with tho the Salt Lake jakc Ikc Retail Butchers and Grocers' Grocers association association as- as are at variance the tho discussion discussion discus- discus sion ion at that time on tho the propriety of boosting Utah goods was vas not m merely rely a chance outbreak it was rather an expression of a movement that has been on n foot among the tho retail merchants of the he state for some time This movement mo itself is not confined to o Utah so say the retailers but is rather ather nation naton w wide de and it is s hoped it will wi culminate in the passage of a law lawt at t the present session of congress compiling com corn piling the manufacturers of the United States to place on all al package goods a statement of the net weight or volume of f the contents To assist in this work two Utah gro- gro ro- ro F. F W. W Wilson Wison of Salt Sal Lake City and J. J S. S Carver of Ogden will wi attend attend at- at tend tend end a meeting of the National Retail Butchers and Grocers' Grocers association at Springfield Dl TI next month where measures will wi willbe be be to to- bring th proposed law lav forcibly to the attention n of f congress Law Lw In Each State In addition additon to the national la law the movement contemplates the enactment of f such a law in each of the states of the lie union outside of the thirteen that now have this provision on their statute books In presenting the grocers' grocers side of the queston question a local retail merchant declared that hat as as a body the Utah grocers are areheart areheart heart and soul Roul for Utah manufactures and that they fully realize their Im Importance Importance importance Im- Im to the general interests of the state They say that they receive a square deal from probably the majority major- major ity iy ty of Utah manufacturers and that they are proud of these Some Utah predicts products prod pred it is asserted cannot be equaled let et alone surpassed anywhere At the same time the retailers say there here has been much sharp criticism from the he public and they are weary of f being accused of membership in a a. combination combination tion ton whose sol sole purpose is the robbing of the consume They have therefore openly declared war upon those manufacturer manufacturers manu- manu who they declare decare are dishonest dishon- dishon est St or or- unfair in their methods and who do lo not give ghe full ful value for the money they hey secure from the people loyal to this state The majority of the men who are Inthe in inthe the he grocery and butcher ler business it i is pointed grocer out conduct neighborhood stores They serve sere their friends and nel neighbors They disclaim any intention to gouge goule these but their neighbors de declare de- de dare clare care with wih emphasis that In the cases of many nany Utah made articles the consumer consumers Is s robbed of thousands of or dollars each year ear by short weight packages Not Kot content with this say the retailers some somA of the manufacturers manufacturer hold up the local market for higher prices than the Utah made articles can be bou bought ht for in outside outside outside out out- I side markets regardless of the fact that the competition in many of those marI markets mar mar- I ets on many of these articles is not worthy worth of consideration and that high fi freight eight rates must be paid on all al goods originating m lb this state and destined for the outside markets Will Wi Fight Back Continuance of ot these pr practices if the retailers retiers have their way W will wil spell the therin ruin rin of more than one Utah Uta The T e grocers and shopkeepers have havo been making a vigorous thou though h quiet fight to secure these reforms Failing Failing- in many instances they have continued to make male this thia fight in the joint interests of themselves themselves themselves them them- selves and of the thc ultimate consumer with courage and with wih persistence In the last two years they say in the face of the strongest opposition in certain certain tam tain quarters the they have succeeded In bringing about a standardization of price and f weights in a number of Instances all al of Jf which have ha been to the benefit of the ultimate consumer as well wel as of the grocer This f fight ht they propose to carry cany ahead until a law is adopted by the Utah legislature leg compelling the standardization of package e goods and the proper propel labelIng labelIng labeling label- label Ing of weights or values Try Again for Law l forts were made marlc to secure the passage of such a a Jaw at the last ses- ses ilon blon of the legislature but the retail dealers dealer were defeated It I Js is alleged that certain manufacturers of powerful influence ence coca nun and with friends in the legislature succeeded ded in securing the slaughter of the proposed measure Tried in Nebraska The The adoption of a net weight law in Nebraska Nebraska-a 3 a law that tha t compels compel manufacturer manufacturers manufacturers of ot package goods to stamp each package with the actual net weight or quantity of the tho article contained in the package package has has driven from that state stale it is Js stated stated at least one large manufacturing company The Tho National Biscuit company com coin pany it i is alleged pulled up its Is plant and removed to another state rather than com comply pI with the law The consumer however was protected If I such a law were cre general the local retailers assert the consumer would be lie protected and would in every instance get exactly what he is paying forVe forWe for We Ve Ve believe beleve that honest manufacturers ers era in this tills state are aie entitled to our pat patronage pa pa- t in preference to manufacturers rh rs whoso whose plants are arc In other states lie lh local goods bring being equal Iqual In quality awl and quantity to the imported goods it Ii 1 F. F W. W Wilson in it a discussion slon of the existing c situation yesterday Mi Mr Wilson lson a grocery tore store u uthe iii 11 the western part parL of th tho city The shelves are arc well wel filled fled wih goods of a all al descriptions Utah made goods being arranged ar- ar al- al ranged beside tho the imported goods gools and enJoying en- en an even cvEn break brcak and perhaps a shade the better of it in the matter mater of display But no goods of quality aro are omitted because of tho place of manu mann facture Wo We Ve believe beleve that many manufacturers in n this state are honest and are doing their best to deliver delver to the retailer and ando 0 o the consumer a high quality of goods of honest weight and in attractive pack pack- ages res There are aro those however who while wllie ho tho appearance and quality of goods may equal those of or imported goods fall fail fal way short on ott the weights Testing the ses Take this brand of cream for example exam exam- pie said Mr Wilson indicating a Utah made nade article artcle This cream weighs can and all all al from sixteen to seventeen ounces Take as a a matter mater of or comparison this brand mam manufactured in New York state The fhe quality Is higher if I anything than thanHie the Hie Utah product Compare tho weights for yourself A half dozen cans of the Utah article were taken at random from the display shelf shel and two from a I case that had jue lue been opened The Thie weight was not standard Some of the th cans weighed seventeen seventeen sev sev- enteen ounces Three weighed within a afew I few cw pennyweights either way of sixteen and om one half half ounces Four cans barely pulled lulled the scales down to sixteen ounces For comparison and illustration cans of ho tho New York cream were weighed Each gach weighed from eighteen to eighteen and one-half one ounces Tho The New York cream Cream cans were selected at rn random om from the tho display case and shelves and from a recently opened case exactly as the local cream had been selected The comparison comparison compari compari- son Fan was against the Utah made article Cheaper Than Thau Tan Home Product The Tho New York cream is widely advertised adver adver- and is known all al over o the country coun- coun try said Mr Wilson That cream costs us laid down in this city exactly 35 cents less per case of twenty-four twenty cans than tho tim Utah article though the freight has been paid two-thirds two of the way across the tue continent Is that fair to the tho retailer Is it i fair to the consumer Should we boost the Utah made mae article art art- arti artt- cle do ce under these conditions I leave it I t iff ti any fair minded consumer to answer the question queston in his own Permission was asked to weigh various articles In the canned goods lines for comparison Two brands of Utah canned peas leas were tested Tho weights were close to Lo eight ounces gross a dozen cans from each factory being tested That the tho test might be as fair as possible cans were wee taken as In the test of tho the condensed cream from tho the shelves and from the reserve stock The result resul was waR the same sanie same Peas canned in New York averaged nine ounces each can of Utah Uth peas pea was one ounce short of the wel weight ht of the ImportEd Imported Imported Im Im- Im- Im ported portEd peas One-ninth One of the quantity of the product In the New York cans was lacking in the Utah cans Eight cans of New York peas were equal in weight to nine cans of Utah peas Three Thee Cans in Case The Tho price per can is the same to the dealer dealerS and the consumer can pay the this same amount of money for either cither The loss ass Is twenty-four twenty ounces or equal to three full ful cans of the Utah product in ina ina ina a case of twenty-four twenty cans We Ve retail merchants said Mr 11 Wilon Wison Wi- Wi Wil- Wil son on do not believe beleve that all al manufacturers manufacturers are doing this AVe We believe that many of them are honest We believe beleve that the honest Utah manufacturer who puts out his goods in honest quantities to o the consumer should be patronized In preference to the outside manufacturer We Ve want want and we need the payrolls that factories and Industrial institutions will wi give us but not at the price some of them are demanding Retailers Are Acting Acing We Ve have some of these dishonest manufacturers manufacturers manufacturers man man- spotted and they will wi either have to come up to the standard or orthey orthey orthey they will wi be driven out of the local markets markets mar mar- wi with th their goods Every time we find an art example of this kind we make It known to every retail dale dealer In the city They are then thenon on the lookout for the dishonest manufacturers manufacturer's manufacturers manufacturer's manufacturers manufacturer's manu manu- goods Take soap sOap common laundry laundr soap soap for for example Every ery bar is supposed to weigh ten ounces Take a dozen bars take bars and they will wi average only eight ounces That is unfair to the consumer I It is unfair to the laundress to the housewife to to to the struggling widow who supports herself and her little family over the washtub But the Utah manufacturer manufacturers timers in this particular instance are areno areno areno no worse than their outside competitors for all al the bars are now of eight ounces on only I Utah tomatoes in cans run well wel up to the proper size They w will avera average e etwo two pounds of sixteen ounces to to tho thio th pound But in many cases we find that by carelessness In the filling some sonic cans will run less than two pounds while a afew afew afew few will wi run a little Ute heavier Salt Is Good But But But- But Utah has a great market all al over the country for Its Is salt sal It I is of good ity The fhe two-pound two and pound five pound sacks s weigh right up to the mark There Ther is no n complaint to make mae on that score But nut why can the dealer In Denver lay lar that Utah product down on his shelves read ready for the this ultimate consumer for 20 cents a hundred less than we retailers In Salt Lake CI City where the article artcle is manufactured manufactured can buy it Can you ou answer answel that Who pays the freight Why should wo we be compelled to pay pa 20 cents a hundred hundred hun hun- dred tired more than the tile Denver Demer man Why dont don't we get some benefit or at least get the same price as the this man In Denver Denver Denver Den Den- ver Utah made baking powders run Tun close Close to ho the this mark The he housewife is the ul ultimate ultimate ul- ul judge of the quality and the demand is good The weight is close to what it I should be about be-about about as close cose as Itcan Itcan it itcan can be made I think There is cose very lit littIe little lit lit- lt- lt tIe tle te difference in the weight of tho cans and they contain full ful measure ranking well wel with wih the Imported article artcle The same saro is true of Utah packed teas and coffees as well wel as spices packed Inthis in inthis inthis this state No Ko complaint is due on that score Cheaper to Haul It I Utah sugar weighs all al right We 0 get full ful weight So far far so good But nut how Is IsIt Isit isit it that dealers dealer In Kansas City and all al Missouri river points dealers In I Los Ios os Angeles Angeles Angeles An An- geles and in San Francisco in Portland Or Or and In Seattle Wash Wah secure Utah sugar for 20 cents a a. hundred weight weight less than we can buy it I right light here in the heart of the this sugar producing section I 1 am talking about Utah sugar Do Dothe Dothe the this railroads pay a a a ro royalty al of 20 cents a hundred for the pleasure of hauling it I think notIs notis not nol Is that fair to the this local consumer who is asked by the manufacturers to buy Utah sugar and he help build up an Industry and anti a S SI I 1 think l not We Ve should not be asked to pay paya a a royalty Y I for i e l patronizing i home n In In- In Yet that is what it i amounts to Have Gained Concessions As a result of the tile constant fight that tha t the tho Retail Butchers and association ion tion ton has hiss been making we get net weight weighton on bucket candles candies We Ve VI used to pay for foi forthe the this bucket at the this candy rate and buckets do 10 not cost as much as cand candy We e also get et the tho full ful count on dill dl pickles in bulk whereas we formerly paid at the this dill di pickle rate rato for the package in which they came camo Colorado has a net wel |